Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm

1 “At this° also° my heart° trembles°, And leaps° from its place°.
2 “Listen° closely° to the athunder° of His voice°, And the rumbling° that goes° out from His mouth°.
3 “Under° the whole° heaven° He lets° it loose°, And His Ilightning° to the aends° of the earth°.
4 “After° it, a voice° roars°; He thunders° with His majestic° voice°, And He does not restrain°Ithe lightnings when His voice° is heard°.
5 “God°athunders° with His voice° wondrously°, Doing°bgreat° things° which we cannot° comprehend°.
6 “For to athe snow° He says°, ‘Fall° on the earth°,’ And to the Ibdownpour°° and the rain°°, ‘Be strong°.’
7 “He aseals° the hand° of every° man°, That ball° men° may know° His work°.
8 “Then the beast° goes° into its alair° And remains° in its Iden°.
9 “Out of the Iasouth° comes° the storm°, And out of the IInorth° the cold°.
10 “From the breath° of God°aice° is made°, And the expanse° of the waters° is frozen°.
11 “Also° with moisture° He aloads° the thick° cloud°; He bdisperses°cthe cloud° of His Ilightning°.
12 “It changes° direction°, turning° around° by His guidance°, That Iit may do° whatever°° He acommands°IIit On the bface° of the inhabited° earth°.
13 “Whether° for Iacorrection°, or° for bHis world°, Or° for clovingkindness°, He causes it to IIhappen°.

14 ¶ “Listen° to this°, O Job°, Stand° and consider° the wonders° of God°.
15 “Do you know° how God° establishes° them, And makes the Ilightning° of His cloud° to shine°?
16 “Do you know° about° the layers° of the thick° clouds°, The awonders° of one bperfect° in knowledge°,
17 You whose° garments° are hot°, When the land° is still° because° of the south° wind?
18 “Can you, with Him, aspread° out the skies°, Strong° as a molten° mirror°?
19 “Teach° us what° we shall say° to Him; We acannot° arrange° [our case] because°° of darkness°.
20 “Shall it be told° Him that I would speak°?IOr° should a man° say° that he would be swallowed° up?

21 ¶ “Now°Imen do not see° the light° which° is bright° in the skies°; But the wind° has passed° and cleared° them.
22 “Out of the north° comes° golden° [splendor]; Around° God° is awesome° majesty°.
23 “The Almighty°awe cannot° find° Him; He is bexalted° in power° And cHe will not do° violence°dto justice° and abundant° righteousness°.
24 “Therefore° men°afear° Him; He does not bregard° any° who are wise° of heart°.”

God is to be feared because of his great works.

1 ¶ At thisº also² my heartº trembleth,ºª and is moved² out¹ª of his place.º²2 Hear¹ª attentivelyºª the noiseº of his voice,º and the soundº [that] goeth outºª of his mouth.º²3 He directethºª it¹ª under² the whole² heaven,º and his lightningº unto² the endsº of the earth.º4 Afterº it a voiceº roareth:ºª he thunderethºª with the voiceº of his excellency;º and he will not² stayºª them when² his voiceº is heard.ºª5 Godº thunderethºª marvellouslyºª with his voice;º great thingsº doethºª he, which we cannot² comprehend.ºª6 For² he saithºª to the snow,º Be² thou¹ª [on] the earth;º likewise to the smallº rain,º and to the greatº rainº of his strength.º7 He sealeth upºª the handº of every² man;º that all² men¹² may knowºª his work.º8 Then the beastsº goºª intoº dens,º and remainºª in their places.º9 Out of² the southº comethºª the whirlwind:º and coldº out of the north.º²10 By the breathº² of Godº frostº is given:ºª and the breadthº of the watersº is straitened.º11 Also² by wateringº he weariethºª the thick cloud:º he scatterethºª his brightº cloud:º12 And it² is turnedºª round aboutº by his counsels:º that they may do¹² whatsoever²² he commandethºª them upon² the faceº of the worldº in the earth.º13 He causeth it to come,ºª whether² for correction,º or² for his land,º or² for mercy.º14 Hearkenºª unto this,² O Job:º stand still,ºª and considerºª the wondrousºª works of God.º

His wisdom is unsearchable in them.

15 Dost thou knowºª when Godº disposedºª² them, and caused the lightº of his cloudº to shine?ºª16 Dost thou knowºª² the balancingsº of the clouds,º the wondrous worksº of him which is perfectº in knowledge?º17 How² thy garmentsº [are] warm,º when he quietethºª the earthº by the southº² [wind]? 18 Hast thou with² him spread outºª the sky,º [which is] strong,º [and] as a moltenºª looking glass?º19 Teachºª us what² we shall sayºª unto him; [for] we cannot² orderºª [our speech] by reasonº² of darkness.º20 Shall it be toldºª him that² I speak?ºª if² a manº speak,ºª surely² he shall be swallowed up.ºª21 And now² [men] seeºª not² the brightº lightº which² [is] in the clouds:º but the windº passeth,ºª and cleansethºª them. 22 Fair weatherº comethºª out of the north:º² with² Godº [is] terribleºª majesty.º23 [Touching] the Almighty,º we cannot² find him out:ºª [he is] excellentº in power,º and in judgment,º and in plentyº of justice:º he will not² afflict.ºª24 Men¹² do therefore² fearºª him: he respectethºª not² any² [that are] wiseº of heart.º